The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton/Spike McClure/Jim Fyfe Lyrics

You took me to the restaurant where we first met
You brought me back to where our relationship first began

You knocked a future shock crowbar upside my head
You hit me with a realization about the future that was hard to accept

I got caught with the stop of the tick-tock, tick-tock clock
I was frozen in time, unable to move forward

When you told me what you knew
When you shared your knowledge with me

Lost in the moment
Caught up in the emotions of the situation

The day that the music stopped
The moment when everything changed

And I do remember you
I can't forget about you

Drawing patterns with a cork on the tablecloth
Trying to find a distraction from reality

Promising volcanic change of plot
Hoping for big and sudden changes to our lives

Where will this lead us, I'm scared of the storm
Uncertain about what the future holds

The outsiders are gathering, a new day is born
Something new is happening and different people are coming together

I tried to tell you I am not afraid
I attempted to show that I am confident and fearless

You looked up and saw it all across my face
My true emotions were revealed on my face

So am I with you or am I against
Trying to figure out if I'm on your side or not

I don't think it's that easy, we're lost in regret
It's not a clear-cut decision, and we're feeling guilty about the past

Now I'm trying to remember
Looking back on the situation

Drawing patterns with a cork on the tablecloth
Still searching for a distraction

Promising volcanic change of plot
Hoping for drastic changes

Where does this leave us - I'm scared of the storm
Facing uncertainty and fear

The outsiders are gathering, a new day is born
Something new is beginning with unexpected people coming together

A man walks away when every muscle says to stay
Sometimes we choose to leave even when it's hard to do so

How many yesterdays, they each weigh heavy
The burden of the past can be difficult to carry

Who says what changes may come?
No one knows what the future holds

Who says what we call home?
We determine what our sense of home means

I know you see right through me, my luminescence fades
You can see my true self and I am losing my confidence

The dusk provides an antidote, I am not afraid
Finding comfort in the evening's peacefulness

I've been a million times in my mind
Going over events and possibilities in my head

This is really just a technicality, frailty, reality
What we're facing is just a fact of life that is difficult to accept

Uh, it's time to breathe, time to believe
It's time to take a moment and have faith

Let it go and run towards the sea
Release your worries and embrace freedom

They don't teach that, they don't know what you mean
Society doesn't encourage this kind of thinking or behavior

They don't understand, they don't know what you mean
Others cannot comprehend your feelings and thoughts

They don't get it, I want to scream
Feeling frustrated because no one understands

I want to breathe again, I want to dream
Yearning for a sense of freedom and hope

I want to float a quote from Martin Luther King
Wanting to share words of inspiration and guidance

I am not afraid
I am brave and unafraid